Genius Meanings
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Eminem (Ft. Kobe) – Die Alone
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Die Alone isn’t directly “about” Kim Mathers. The track serves as an internal monologue by Eminem about the struggles he’s faced since their relationship ended. The song consists
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Die Alone isn't directly “about” Kim Mathers. The track serves as an internal monologue by Eminem about the struggles he's faced since their relationship ...
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Nas – The World Is Yours
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“The World is Yours” was the third single from Illmatic that saw Pete Rock provide a jazzy boom bap backdrop with a piano sample from Ahmad Jamal’s “I Love Music” mixed with a
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Logic – Under Pressure
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Under Pressure’s title track was also its lead single, however, the single version was abbreviated to 3:50. Logic premiered the track during his While You Wait Tour, performing it
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Eminem (Ft. D12) – When the Music Stops
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Eminem and D12 vent their frustrations with the rap game on the 16th track on Eminem’s fourth studio album, The Eminem Show.
D12, the rap group Eminem was a part of at the time
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Eminem (Ft. Gwen Stefani) – Kings Never Die
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“Kings Never Die” is the second single from the Southpaw Soundtrack, following Eminem’s “Phenomenal.” This marks the fifth time that production crew The New Royales has
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Eminem – The Way I Am
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The second single from Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP, also featured on his 2005 album Curtain Call: The Hits
In the tradition of most of Eminem’s follow-up singles, “The Way I Am
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Infra Red-N-Cross – Greed N Lust
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[Intro] / [?] [?] alone, (yeah) never, die alone (yeah) / Let's go / Uh uh uh yeah / Uh uh uh yeah / Uh uh uh yeah / [?] [?] alone never / Let's go / [Verse 1: Infra Red] / I need
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Eminem – Space Bound
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A summer love song that gets pretty visceral. Em describes a budding relationship that turns abusive. It’s pretty affectionate, too, considering how graphic it gets at times.
You
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Eminem) – Dead Wrong
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A posthumous Biggie song about rape, murder, and pedophilia—perfect for an Eminem feature, which he discussed in his autobiography The Way I Am:
I rapped on a remix of The
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Eminem – Sing for the Moment
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This song was the fourth single released from Eminem’s fourth studio album The Eminem Show. It was an international hit, reaching the top 10 in several countries and peaking at #14
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Skylar Grey (Ft. Eminem & Yelawolf) – Twisted
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This duet between singer Skylar Grey (a frequent collaborator with Shady Records 2.0 artists) and Eminem, featuring a verse from Yelawolf, depicts a twisted and dysfunctional
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Eminem – W.T.P.
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White
Trash
Party
In what’s probably the most lighthearted song on Recovery, Eminem describes rolling up to trashy parties in highly flammable super compact cars from the 70s, and
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Bad Meets Evil – Welcome 2 Hell
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Eminem and Royce da 5'9" open their introduction as the Bad Meets Evil duo to welcome their listeners to the Hell: The Sequel EP in their own unique way by trying to outdo each
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Eminem (Ft. Dido) – Stan
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In this song, Eminem corresponds with a crazed fan who becomes increasingly unhinged as the story progresses. This is one of his most well-received singles and was listed at #15 on
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fun. – Some Nights
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The second single from Fun’s album of the same name. It asks what you’re prepared to sacrifice in order to succeed, whether in the music industry or in love.
Given Nate’s first
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Eminem – My Darling
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“My Darling” captures Marshall’s Eminem and Slim Shady characters at war, representative of the workings of the angels and demons within Eminem’s subconscious.
Whether the
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Eminem – Mosh
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In this political protest song, released online as a single right before the U.S. Presidential election in 2004, Eminem states clearly that he passionately disagrees with the Bush
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MUNA – Number One Fan
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“Number One Fan” is a song about recognizing the negative voices in your head and—as hard as it may be—learning to speak back to them.
Despite the success of their first album
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Eminem – Kim
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Written in 1998, this is the prequel to 1997’s “97' Bonnie & Clyde”.
Em wrote in Angry Blonde:
This little media favorite was actually the first official song that I wrote for
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Eminem – Criminal
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The final song on The Marshall Mathers LP, “Criminal” provides plenty of examples of and excuses for Em’s violent rhetoric.
As Em explained in Angry Blonde:
“Criminal” was my new
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Eminem – Business
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Eminem and Dre use the same superhero theme to get rid of the real villain—bad lyricism.
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A.J. McLean (Ft. Jordan James) – Live Together
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“Live Together” is the first single A.J. McLean has come out with in 5 years… and it’s a song with an uplifting message about coming together.
In an interview with PEOPLE, he said
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The Weeknd – Die For You
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On “Die For You” The Weeknd croons about the conflicting feelings and pain that comes with letting go of someone he still has intense feelings for.
Many fans speculate the song
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Nicki Minaj & Labrinth (Ft. Eminem) – Majesty
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“Majesty” is the second collaboration between Eminem and Nicki. The two artists originally teamed up on “Roman’s Revenge” from Nicki’s 2010 album Pink Friday.
On May 25th, in
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Eminem (Ft. Hailie Jade) – My Dad's Gone Crazy
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Eminem says that he let Hailie come to the studio with him one day, she said “My dad’s gone crazy” into the mic, and he decided to put it into one of his songs.
He was criticized
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Joyner Lucas (Ft. Eminem) – If I Told You
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“If I Told You” focuses on a suppressed homosexual coming out to his friend—Joyner takes the perspective of the gay man coming out while Eminem takes the perspective of his
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Eminem – Going Through Changes
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In this very emotional song off Recovery, Eminem describes overeating, daytime napping, pill-addiction, and sorrow at the loss of his childhood friend Proof, who was shot outside a
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Eminem (Ft. Joell Ortiz, KXNG Crooked & Royce da 5'9") – I Will
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On “I Will,” Eminem reunites his Slaughterhouse comrades, KXNG Crooked, Royce da 5'9" and Joell Ortiz for a posse cut over a classic boom-bap beat. However, Slaughterhouse member
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Kay Rock – SHADY XV (CD1) REVIEW
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Made on 21.9.2014, listened to leak
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Obie Trice (Ft. 50 Cent, Eminem & Lloyd Banks) – We All Die One Day
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A posse cut off of Obie Trice’s 2003 debut album Cheers
Tony Yayo, who provides the intro and ad-libs throughout the track, recorded these voice-overs while incarcerated.
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Eminem (Ft. Nate Ruess) – Headlights
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Over a beat based on “Mother” by John Lennon, Eminem issues a public apology to his mom on “Headlights”. Eminem and his mother have never really gotten along, as she has been a
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Eminem (Ft. Royce da 5'9") – Bad Meets Evil
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The name of this song would be applied to the duo themselves in future releases.
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Eminem – Greatest
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The fast going track “Greatest” features a heavy multi-syllable rhyme scheme, and wordplay that serves to prove that Em indeed is the greatest.
He criticizes artists who brag
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Post Malone (Ft. Future & Halsey) – Die For Me
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“Die For Me” is a trap-pop banger that features Post and Future lamenting their relationships with untrustworthy women, while Halsey provides a women’s perspective on the bridge
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Eminem – So Much Better
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The beat on this song is a modified version of the one used on “Criminal” from the first Marshall Mathers LP.
“So Much Better” seems to be some kind of throwback song to 2004’s “
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Eminem (Ft. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo) – Bump Heads
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[Intro: 50 Cent, Green Lantern, Eminem and Busta Rhymes & Xzibit Sample] / Nigga, hahaha (Oh!) / (Yeah) Yeah / (Here we go again) / Shady, haha (Shady Records mixtape) / 50 Cent (
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Eminem – Gnat
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On “Gnat,” the third promotional single from Eminem’s Music to Be Murdered By project, the veteran rapper covers such topics as the COVID-19 pandemic, his former addiction to
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Eminem (Ft. Rihanna) – Love the Way You Lie
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This smash hit saw Eminem and Rihanna reflect on their ambivalent and abusive relationships with their respective ex-partners Kim & Chris Brown.
Skylar Grey wrote the track’s
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Eminem – My Name Is
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The song that vaulted Eminem onto the national stage. This was the second single from Eminem’s major label debut The Slim Shady LP (the first was “Just Don’t Give a Fuck,” which
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Eminem (Ft. Don Toliver) – No Regrets
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On “No Regrets,” Eminem teams up with rising star Don Toliver, on a smooth, melodic track. On the track, Em revisits his troubled past and difficult come-up, while also coming to
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Drake – Over
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On “Over,” Drake raps about his introduction to fame and how his career is just only beginning. It was released as the first single from Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later. In an
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2Pac – Life Goes On
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“Life Goes On” covers multiple topics 2Pac often addressed, but it seems to be one of his most emotional songs. He pays tribute to his late friends, and also reflects on his own
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